This year I was lucky enough to work with a wonderful family, grandpa and grandson. I began working with the family in September the beginning of the student’s senior year. I developed a financial aid time-line in order to make sure his financial aid documents were complete before the due date.
Grandpa was the legal guardian of his grandson for the past 13 years. His love and encouragement to help his grandson go to the college of his dreams will stay with me forever.
On May first the student made his decision to attend University of San Diego for the fall of 2011. This is where the story begins. Together the three of us continued to accomplish the financial aid mandatory checklist required by UCSD. I communicated weekly with the UCSD financial aid office and the family in order to verify the student is independent and in a legal guardianship.
The financial aid office at UCSD is outstanding and did everything they could to help us out. We want to thank them for making a dream come true for a very proud grandpa and his grandson.
In order to be an independent student you must answer “yes” to any of the 13 questions on the FAFSA and you may need documentation to prove your status. Let me know how can I help guide you through the entire financial aid process?
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